Guillermo Moreno García, who served as Attorney General of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1997, also was a presidential candidate for the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio – MIUCA) during the country’s 2008 elections. After his defeat in those elections, Moreno García created his own leftist party, Alianza País, and will run for the presidency again in the upcoming 2012 elections. His supporters hope that his...
It’s a Small World After All As globalization has carried with it a greater degree of potential for economic integration among different nations, the tiny English-speaking Caribbean states are fighting for their place in an ever-shrinking world. Aside from the potential boon associated with globalization, the spread of free trade and increased competition between transnational corporations could pose another considerable threat to vulnerable Caribbean nations that are often ill-equipped to retaliate against more economically...
Source: U.S. Dept. of State Official Blog On June 22, Secretary Clinton attended the High-Level Caribbean-U.S. Conference to discuss progress in the areas of regional security and renewable energy. She reported a funding increase from USD 44 million to USD 77 million in the fiscal year 2011 for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), a program which consists of counter-trafficking and maritime security programs. Adding to the security funding, Secretary Clinton also announced the conferral of...
From Haiti to the Dominican Republic and Back: Disjunctive Pattern of Immigration on Hispaniola in the Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake On the island of Hispaniola, Haiti’s next-door neighbor is the much more prosperous Dominican Republic (D.R.). Historically, many Haitians have found better job opportunities and higher standards of living, and established families on the Dominican side of the island. The process got a big boost after even more Haitians poured into the D.R. as...
July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the earthquake that took the lives of more than 200,000 Haitians and left about 1.5 million homeless. The natural disaster helped revive international attention to the disappointingly slow recovery process in Haiti. It also brought to the fore the historically tenuous relationship between Haiti and its closest neighbor, the Dominican Republic. The countries share a history that has been marred by violence and distrust since the 19th...
